Cross Border Debt Recovery
Get what you are owed
We help individuals and businesses recover what they are owed — swiftly and legally.
Unpaid debts can disrupt your finances, your business, and your peace of mind. At Matt Styles Solicitors, we provide efficient, professional debt recovery services, with a particular focus on recovering debts in the United Kingdom, especially for Nigerian clients and businesses with UK-based debtors.
Our Debt Recovery Services include:
- Pre-action letters of claim and legal notices
- Negotiation and settlement of outstanding debts
- Filing County Court claims (CCJs) and enforcement proceedings
- Tracing and asset searches for evasive debtors
- Enforcement of foreign judgments in the UK
- Commercial debt recovery for small businesses and professionals
- Recovery of personal loans, rent arrears, and unpaid invoices
We approach each case with a clear understanding of UK court procedures, while offering practical advice and cross-border insight — ensuring you don’t waste time or money chasing what’s rightfully yours.
Whether you’re an individual lender or a business owner, we’ll help you recover your funds with integrity and legal precision.
Advisory Services
Focus driven results - Mitigate Risks
At Matt Styles Solicitors, we understand that successful cross-border debt recovery is more than just legal action. It requires a sophisticated commercial strategy that optimises processes, mitigates risk, and maximises financial outcomes before, during, and after any legal proceedings.
To provide our clients with an unparalleled advantage, we have integrated a specialist advisory function directly into our Cross-Border Debt Recovery department.
Led by Senior Strategist Ody Ejemba, this service bridges the gap between legal enforcement and operational excellence. With over two decades of experience leading recovery strategies for global leaders like NTT and KPMG, our consultancy transforms your recovery challenges into opportunities for financial resilience and growth.
Before legal action becomes necessary, we will analyse your financial position to build a powerful recovery strategy.
Our strategic approach delivers measurable impact. Our Lead Strategist has a track record of:
- Reducing a distressed debt portfolio from £64 million to £29 million in just four weeks.
- Achieving a 99% recovery rate on complex debt portfolios for KPMG clients through tailored insolvency strategies.
- Managing a €133M EMEA portfolio across 17 subsidiaries, consistently achieving strategic recovery and DSO targets.
- Decreasing debtor days from 78 to 58, maintaining bad debt under 2% on a £15M ledger through targeted strategies.